Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-22
ELLA WHEELER ON FLIRFS.
LETTER THAT EVERY YOUNG
MAN AND WOMAN SHOULD REAL
The Most Dangerous Type of FIirt
Filtration is One Of Life's Spicy
COndignments II Indulged in
Sparingly.

cpoEAhSAys
New YORK. Oct. 15.-Some girls
cultivate the art of artlessness, practice
the "baby stare" before their mir
rors, and delight in being called
"flirts." They report their supposed
conquests to each other and laugh at
the simplicity of men.
But while this type of girl often cap
tivates unsophisticated youths. she
seldom makes deep impression on a
man Of any experience. He detects
her shallow artifces and is more
amused than charmed. While she is
telling her friend "Dolly" what a
"mash she has on that spoony fell
low" (for the would-be firt is nearly
always slangy), he is smiling over his
cigar and thinking how chagrined she
will be when he leaves her without
having committed himself. Or per-
haps he is laughing with his chum
Jack" over the matter and telling
him how the girl actually believes
he is in love with her-the ideal"
The most dangeroust ype OF fiirt
never boasts of her powers; never
confesses to any one that man is in
terested in her, and is lavish in her
praise of her rivals. She tells the
catch of the season, for whom all the
girls are angling, that she thinks no
other existence on earth so desirable
as the life of a bachelor. She says the
most proftless of all journeys is the
one which leads a gentleman into the
state of matrimony; and while
woman is only sure of ten or fifteen
years of social popularity, an agree
able man is always fascinating. She
dilates on the charms of the ladies he
admires, and leaves him piqued with
her willingness to see him remain
single or captured by another.
lie determines to interest her, and
ends by loving her-as she knew he
would.
MEN ARE EASILY DECEIVED.
Woman is considered the most trust
ing of the two sexes, yet believe man
is the far more liable to be deceived by
few sweet words. 1t is not from any
excess of vanity on his part, but the
natural result of his education. Man
is taught to think of a woman as a
husband-hunter. From the cradle to
the altar Cor the grave) he supposes
her one ambition is to marry. Conse-
quently, she need only smile, greet
him cordially, flatter adroitly and he
believes she has serious intentions.
On the other hand, women are
taught to distrust men and to place
no faith in their sweet speeches.
While there is not woman living who
does not enjoy delicately-expressed
compliment from the other sex (if
there is, do not want to see her), l
have known very few girls who were
quick to believe man in earnest un-
til he declared himself so.
Only this past Summer l acted as
chaperone pro tenn. for q lovely girl
who was thrown much IN the society
of q thoroughbred male fiirt. she was
only twenty and full OF sentiment.
He was handsome and iasclnatlng.
There were all the accessories OF sum-
mer moonlight, the ocean beach,
swinging hammocks and leafy walks
and drives, the dreamy strains OF La
Gitana," and the cosy piazza hooks.
She repeated to me, with all the relish
of youth for well-prepared "tatty" his
sweet and pretty speeches. But she
did not lose her heart or head. She
thoroughly enjoyed her experience,
however.
SHE DID NOT ENJOY HERSELF.
saw another young lady who did
not enjoy herself one evening. -,
She came up on the veranda with a
Young gentleman escort. They prom
enaded a few moments, and then he
said: "Shall we sit DOWN." She
said it made no difference, but l saw
her ewes wander toward two unoc-
cupied chairs placed at some little dis.
tance from the detached groups OF
piazza-loungers. But what do you
suppose that dull fellow did? He
brought those chairs up under the
blaze of the electric lights, close to q
circle OF chattering young people, and
she sat down among them looking ut
terly disguised.
She was young, pretty and roman